Many national and international sports are played in India. Cricket is one of these international games played in India. People in India are crazy about cricket. It is a popular game which is watched by most viewers. In this, every team has 11 players including the captain. Today we are going to discuss about the six most popular captains of the cricket team.
1. Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar, famous as Little Master, was born in Mumbai in 1949. He is counted among the great batsmen of cricket. He scored 1000 runs four times in a year in world cricket. He scored 236 not out against West Indies in Chennai in 1983. Gavaskar, who became a legend as a great batsman, led the Indian team as a captain.
2. Kapil Dev
Born on 6 January 1959 in Chandigarh, Kapil Dev’s full name is Kapil Dev Ramlal Ninkhaj. He is counted among the best bowlers of cricket. He was the captain of the team that won the World Cup in 1983. Under his able leadership, India won the World Cup and Kapil became a famous star. After best performance in many national and international matches, he retired from international cricket in 1994.
3. Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri’s full name, born on 27 May 1962, is Ravi Shankar Jayadratha Shastri. He has been the former captain and sports commentator of the Indian cricket team. Today he holds the post of coach of the Indian cricket team. He played many national and international matches from 1981 to 1992. Apart from being a successful batsman, he is also a successful bowler. He has played 80 test matches and 150 one-day matches. He scored many centuries and half-centuries. He played his last ODI match against South Africa on 17 December 1992.
4. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is the first player to be awarded the Bharat Ratna at a young age and the first player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. He was born on 14 November 1973 in Mumbai. He is a player who has scored more than 14000 runs in the world. He played his first test match at the young age of 14. He was a successful captain. His fans call him Little Master and Master Blaster.
5. M.S. Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known by his fans as Mahi, M.S. D., Captain Cool etc. He was born on 7 July 1981 in Jharkhand. He is the former captain of the Indian cricket team. He is known as a calm minded and successful captain. He is an extraordinary batsman. As good as he bats, he is equally good at bowling. He scored many centuries and half centuries. Under his captaincy, India became the World Cup winner for the second time in 2013. He has been honored with many honors like Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna etc.
6. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, who bats with the right hand, is currently the captain of the cricket team. He was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi. He became the captain of the team at the young age of 19. He ranks second in the list of cricketers who have scored most centuries in one-day matches. He scored 10000 runs in 205 innings and 11000 runs in 222 innings. These. He was honored with many awards like Padma Shri, Arjun Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna etc. It is an inspiration for today’s youth. In 2018, Virat Kohli was also selected in the list of 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. He is the best batsman of today.